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Sindh Imposes Month-Long Ban on Public Gatherings as Karachi Sees Brief TLP Protests

Authorities cite intelligence on TLP plans to justify the month-long Section 144 order.

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Section 144 enforced across Sindh, All rallies and processions banned

Overview

  • The order, issued by Sindh’s interior ministry at the request of IG Ghulam Nabi Memon, took effect October 12 and runs through November 12.
  • Section 144 limits assemblies to five people or fewer and bans protests, sit-ins, rallies and public gatherings across the province.
  • TLP supporters briefly blocked roads at Nala Stop and 4K Chowrangi in Karachi, pelting stones and damaging vehicles before police intervened.
  • Karachi police later dismissed widespread claims of citywide sit-ins, saying a short protest near Sindhi Hotel had ended and roads were reopened.
  • Station House Officers can register violations under Section 188 of the Pakistan Penal Code, and the move mirrors a recent 14-day Section 144 order in Rawalpindi tied to TLP’s Aqsa Million march.